--- /dev/null
+/* Attempt to test the C preprocessor
+ *
+ */
+
+int some_fcn (){}
+
+
+#ifndef MOOSE
+int pre_show_moose(){}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MOOSE
+int pre_dont_show_moose(){}
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MOOSE)
+int pre_show_moose_if(){}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MOOSE)
+int pre_dont_show_moose_if(){}
+#endif
+
+#define MOOSE
+
+#if 0
+int dont_show_function_if_0(){}
+#endif
+
+#if 1
+int show_function_if_1(){}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef MOOSE
+int moose_function(){}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MOOSE
+int dont_show_moose(){}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MOOSE)
+int moose_function_if(){}
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(MOOSE)
+int dont_show_moose_if() {}
+#endif
+
+#undef MOOSE
+
+#ifdef MOOSE
+int no_handy_moose(){}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MOOSE
+int show_moose_else() {}
+#else
+int no_show_moose_else(){}
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef MOOSE
+int no_show_moose_else_2() {}
+#else
+int show_moose_else_2() {}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MOOSE)
+int no_show_moose_elif() {}
+#elif !defined(MOOSE)
+int show_moose_elif() {}
+#else
+int no_show_moose_elif_else() {}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(MOOSE)
+int no_show_moose_if_elif_2() {}
+#elif defined(COW)
+int no_show_moose_elif_2() {}
+#else
+int show_moose_elif_else() {}
+#endif